North Carolina Central Eagles

Hampton will play just 10 football games in 2012, with two bye weeks in the schedule released Monday by the school. The Pirates, coming off a 7-4 record in head coach Donovan Rose's third year, have open dates on Sept. 22 and Oct. 6. HU last played a 10-game schedule in 1990, when it was a Division II school. "We were trying to get in talks with a lot of folks from all different areas," said Donovan Rose, going into his fourth season as HU head coach. "Nobody was available for that particular date." Rose said no game was canceled for the 2012 season; the slots just weren't filled. He said 11 games have already been scheduled for 2013 and 2014. Hampton opens...

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